3:23 AM,
Sep. 4, 2013

Sir William Lyons and the iconic Jaguar E-Type sports car, called 'the most beautiful car ever made' by Enzo Ferrari.

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"The Jaguar E-Type is the most exciting and beautiful car ever designed for mass production. People were almost tearfully astonished by its winning combination of sensuality, technology and availability. It seemed to predict the democratisation of pleasure that was the keynote address of the Sixties." Every car lover has their list, such as the one compiled by The Guardian's Stephen Bayley, and there would be few quibbles with his assessment.

The E-Type was just one of the many iconic designs that emerged from the company built by William Lyons, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1956 ...